CVE - CVE-2008-3431

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-3431	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The VBoxDrvNtDeviceControl function in VBoxDrv.sys in Sun xVM VirtualBox before 1.6.4 uses the METHOD_NEITHER communication method for IOCTLs and does not properly validate a buffer associated with the Irp object, which allows local users to gain privileges by opening the \\.\VBoxDrv device and calling DeviceIoControl to send a crafted kernel address.
References
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BID:30481 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30481 BUGTRAQ:20080804 CORE-2008-0716 - Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495095/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog EXPLOIT-DB:6218 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6218 MISC:http://www.coresecurity.com/content/virtualbox-privilege-escalation-vulnerability SECTRACK:1020625 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1020625 SECUNIA:31361 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31361 SREASON:4107 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4107 SUNALERT:240095 URL:~~http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-240095-1~~ (Obsolete source) VUPEN:ADV-2008-2293 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2293~~ (Obsolete source) XF:sun-xvmvirtualbox-privilege-escalation(44202) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44202
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20080731	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20080731)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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